There is precedence even in legislative bodies:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unanimous_consent

We've given ample time and updates, and we have a possible outcome that can
be achieved by unanimous consent. I say we take it and get on with the
business of forming the Foundation, which the (new) PMC can delegate the
legwork of to anyone.

-- Tino Didriksen


On Tue, 26 Apr 2022 at 17:41, Tanmai Khanna <khanna.tan...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I get the sentiment but to be honest, not holding elections at all does
> dent credibility a little. Tino offered to stand for President, and so did
> Francis. Maybe we should have a vote, secure a mandate and then move on.
>
> That way it'll be clear to everyone that the leader is elected and not
> just selected unopposed.
>
> What do you guys think?
>
> On Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 19:54 Tino Didriksen <m...@tinodidriksen.com> wrote:
>
>> G'day everyone,
>>
>> It's been a week, and we have 7 candidates for PMC and 2 for President:
>> https://github.com/apertium/elections
>>
>> - PMC: Francis M. Tyers, Jonathan N. Washington, Kevin Brubeck
>> Unhammer, Mikel L. Forcada, Tanmai Khanna, Tino Didriksen, Xavi Ivars
>>
>> - President: Francis, Tino
>>
>> Given that exactly 7 for PMC would avoid the need for an election, I'm
>> happy to forego the whole thing and let Francis continue in the role of
>> President.
>>
>> So, I propose that if this is still the status by end-of-day UTC tomorrow
>> (2022-04-27 23:59:59 UTC, ~34 hours from now), then we don't hold the
>> election and simply replace Sushain K. Cherivirala with Kevin Brubeck
>> Unhammer. CC'ed Sushain directly.
>>
>> -- Tino Didriksen
>>
>
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